The U.S.–Africa Initiative in Electronic Structure (USAfrI) aims to foster research collaborations between African and U.S. physicists.
Research Trips and Workshops in May 2022
In 2022 was the culmination of the initiative hosted by Columbia University: a Virtual Workshop open to all. Fifteen African scientists came in person to the workshop and then visited US resaerch instititions.
- participants selected from 200 African applicants and over 40 US scientists who expressed interest in hosting a visitor. The hosts and visitors were selected to maximize overlap of research interest and are listed in the section below along with a very short description of the research topic. All 15 in-person visits have led to interactions that are continuing, greatly aided by on-line possibilities. The visits had many other benefits since all the visitors presented seminars on their work and there were scientific and social activities beyond the collaborations.
- A tour of Brookhaven National Lab was an eye-opening experience to see such a lab and learn about the coordinated efforts of theory and experiments and the possibilities of remote access.
- The Electronic Structure Workshop with the opportunity to present posters and meet over 100 US scientists and students.
Brookhaven Nat. Lab
International House
Columbia U.
U. Illinois
Special Trips
Electronic Structure Workshop
Electronic Structure is a natural choice because it is an essential part of research with applications in many fields, and there is a network of capable researchers in Africa generated by sustained efforts over the past 10 years.